Package of interventions for rehabilitation. Module 2. Musculoskeletal conditions
Package of interventions for rehabilitation. Module 2. Musculoskeletal conditions

Author: World Health Organization

Publisher: World Health Organization

Published: 2023-07-06

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13: 9240071105

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The Package of Interventions for Rehabilitation (PIR) is a resource that provides relevant information on essential interventions for rehabilitation and related resources (material, human and time) required for the delivery of the interventions. The PIR is available for 20 health conditions amenable to rehabilitation that are organized in seven disease area-specific modules (musculoskeletal conditions, neurological conditions, cardiopulmonary conditions, neurodevelopmental conditions, sensory impairments, cancer, and mental health). The interventions included in the PIR are relevant to Universal Health Coverage. The PIR provides countries with information relevant for the planning, budgeting, and implementation of rehabilitation in their health systems. While Ministries of Health are the main target audience, the information available with the PIR is also useful for service planners and providers, researchers, and academics.

Package of interventions for rehabilitation. Module 1. Introduction
Package of interventions for rehabilitation. Module 1. Introduction

Author: World Health Organization

Publisher: World Health Organization

Published: 2023-07-06

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9240067094

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The Package of interventions for rehabilitation outlines the most essential interventions for rehabilitation for 20 health conditions. For each of the interventions, information on the required assistive products, equipment and consumables, and workforce that is usually skilled to deliver these interventions is available. As such, the Package of interventions for rehabilitation presents an indispensable resource for countries when planning for and budgeting the integration of rehabilitation services into their health systems. Module 1: introduction provides background information on rehabilitation and information on the scope and how to use the Package of interventions for rehabilitation. Furthermore, information on the methods that have been used to the develop the Package of interventions for rehabilitation is available in this module. Modules Module 1: Introduction Module 2: Musculoskeletal conditions Module 3: Neurological conditions Module 4: Cardiopulmonary conditions Module 5: Neurodevelopmental disorders Module 6: Sensory conditions Module 7: Malignant neoplasm Module 8: Mental health conditions

Hearing aid service delivery approaches for low- and middle-income settings
Hearing aid service delivery approaches for low- and middle-income settings

Author: World Health Organization

Publisher: World Health Organization

Published: 2024-02-23

Total Pages: 88

ISBN-13: 9240087923

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It is estimated that while more than 400 million people worldwide could benefit from hearing aid use alone, only 17% get to use these devices. This gap of 83% poses a substantial global challenge as unaddressed hearing loss is a leading cause of morbidity with an annual global cost of 980 billion international dollars. The WHO Hearing aid service delivery approaches for low- and middle-income settings is intended for use by people who plan to implement a national or subnational community level programme for the delivery of hearing aid services. It provides guidance on important factors to be considered when developing a community-level programme for the delivery of hearing aid services in low- and middle-income settings through trained non-specialists. This document targets 2 population groups: - children aged older than 5 years; and, - adults aged 18 years and older. The approaches provide directions on who should be fitted with a hearing aid; the process of assessment; the tools to be used; and the protocol for follow-up. Target audience - ear and hearing care coordinators or focal points within ministries of health. - public health planners. - nongovernmental organizations or civil society entities that provide ear and hearing care.

Epidemiology of Spinal Cord Injuries
Epidemiology of Spinal Cord Injuries

Author: Vafa Rahimi-Movaghar

Publisher: Nova Science Publishers

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781619428942

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Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating condition with enormous financial, social and personal costs. SCI is the most expensive traumatic condition in the United States. Overall, most frequent aetiologies of injury are motor vehicle crashes and falls, followed by violence, sports-related injuries, and work-related accidents. Research on SCI prevention, regeneration and long term care has progressed steadily over the past decade making an introductory foray into the epidemiology of SCI and important undertaking. This book is designed as a general reference book reviewing the epidemiology of SCI throughout the world with potential insight to cause and effect as well as the difficulties and boundaries to minimise this unfortunate occurrence.